Funeral services for Agnes Ackland, age 97, of
Albert Lea
will be held
at 3:00 P.M.
on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend
John Holt will officiate. Interment will be at the
Lakewood
Cemetery
. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church.
Agnes Magdelene Caroline Kuethe was born on April 9, 1911 in
Pickerel
Lake
Township
, the daughter of William and Louise (Bangert) Kuethe. She was baptized at
Concordia
Pickerel
Lake
Lutheran
Church
, and confirmed at First Lutheran in Albert Lea.
She graduated from
Albert Lea
High School
in 1929 and then moved to
St. Paul
where she attended business school and worked for a few years. On May 30, 1936 she married N. Elwood Ackland and moved to the Ackland family farm near Albert Lea.
She was a member of First Lutheran in
Albert Lea
for over 90 years, taught Sunday School for a time and was a founding member of
Mission Circle
#20. She loved to travel, though she didn’t do nearly enough, enjoyed playing the piano, creating floral arrangements, gardening and reading. She also participated in the local extension group and in earlier years enjoyed a card club with neighbors and assisted with 4-H and PTA projects.
Survivors include her children: daughters Rachel of Minneapolis, Miriam (Dennis) Swenson of New Prague, Linda (John) Kolb of Sioux Falls, S.D. and son Les who remains on the farm; granddaughters: Ingrid Kolb of Fargo, N.D. and Britta Kolb of St. Joseph, Minnesota, her sister Irma Trombatore of Ontario, CA, also nieces and nephews
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Elwood in 1990.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to
First
Lutheran
Church
or donor’s choice.
